Things to do and tourist attractions in Stiavnicke vrchy
Only these types of attractions are shown: hiking and museums and history. reset filterGlanzenberg Mining Gallery
Museums and history
The history of the town of Banská Štiavnica is closely connected with mining of mineral resources as well as ores of precious and nonferrous metals. This historic and for...
Banská Štiavnica
Sitno Castle
Castle ruins
On the andesite rocks of the popular tourist hill of Sitno, there is a castle ruin of the same name. Sitno Castle used to be a massive, medieval stone castle built in the...
Ilija
Sitno Hill
Hiking
In the Štiavnické Hills, there is an attractive one-thousander, which annually welcomes many tourists on its peak. It is Sitno Hill.
This volcanic mountain is a great ti...
Banská Štiavnica
Slovak Mining Museum - Kammerhof
Museums and history
The Slovak Mining Museum is the only one of its kind in the territory of Slovakia. It was founded in 1964 by the fusion of the City Museum and the State Mining Museum Dio...
Banská Štiavnica
Slovak Mining Museum - Berggericht
Museums and history
One of the most fascinating expositions of Slovak Mining Museum is certainly the Mineralogical Exposition located in the national cultural monument of the Berggericht - a...
Banská Štiavnica
Jozef Kollár Gallery
Museums and history
The historical heart of the town of Banská Štiavnica consists of period burgher houses. In three of them, decorated with beautiful ornamental facade decoration, houses th...
Banská Štiavnica
Ruins of Žakýlsky Castle
Castle ruins
On the narrow outcropping of the Štiavnica Mountains, sometimes reffered to as Brezový Castle, there are the ruins of Žakýlsky Castle. It is one of the least known castle...
Podhorie
Žakýlske Mountain Lake
Hiking
In the enchanting environment of the Protected Landscape Area of Štiavnické vrchy, in the immediate vicinity of the village of Podhorie, lies the only mountain lake of th...
Podhorie
Mine Starovšechsvátych
Museums and history
Baňa Starovšechsvätých is a unique place where you can experience the history of mining craft in Slovakia for yourself. This historic mine, which has been in operation fo...
Hodruša - Hámre
Mining Clapper Hodruša-Hamre
Museums and history
If you are interested in mining history and mining in general, the interesting place for a trip will certainly be the villageof Hodruša-Hamre near Banská Štiavnica. One ...
Hodruša - Hámre
Jelenia skala (Deer Rock)
Hiking
If you have ever been to the village of Vyhne, you might also be attracted by an interesting stone spur that rises above the village. It is* Jelenia skala (Deer Rock)*, w...
Vyhne
Educational Trail In the Footsteps of Old Ore Mining
Museums and history
The educational trail In the footsteps of old ore mining in Pukanec combines the best, most beautiful and interesting of the surrounding natural beauty and history of the...
Pukanec
Krupina Rocks (Štangarígeľ)
Hiking
Near the road connecting Banská Štiavnica with Krupina there is a unique natural formation called Štangarígeľ (Krupina Rocks). What you can admire here today are actually...
Žibritov
Hiking Educational Trail Bátovce
Hiking
The town of Bátovce - it is a beautiful nature, outlooks, vineyard houses and cellars in the vineyard area, or endless summer roasting under the starry sky. All this was ...
Bátovce
Educational trail of Čajkov Boulders
Hiking
The distinctive village of Tekov region called Čajkov is not only known for its excellent wine, beautiful and richly decorated folk costumes, but also for its beautiful n...
Čajkov
Ruins of Teplica Castle (Pustý Castle)
Castle ruins
In the woods, not far from the village of Sklené Teplice, there are hidden remnants of the Teplica Castle, which is almost unknown among tourists. The castle had an excel...
Sklené Teplice
Kapitulské rock cliffs
Hiking
In the forests above the village of Lehôtka pod Brehmi, there are the Kapitulské rock cliffs formed by rhyolite lava. Active lava flow created remarkable rocky hills, sea...
Lehôtka pod Brehmi
Stone sea in Vyhne
Hiking
The attractive tourist town of Vyhne is located in the Štiavnické Hills in the Vyhnianska Valley. The tourists are attracted not only by the thermal water, Vyhniansky tra...
Vyhne
Demian Hill - 685 m asl
Hiking
The massive wooded hill Demian lies in the northern part of Štiavnické Hills. Its massive slopes are bordered by the village of Hronská Breznica. The hill is of volcanic ...
Trnavá Hora
Passed - 747 m asl
Hiking
The beautiful village of Tekovská Breznica is gripped in the arms of the south-western tip of Štiavnické Hills. The hill of Priesil is protruding from this mountain range...
Tekovská Breznica
Čertova skala (Devil's Rock)
Hiking
Slovakia is truly rich in rare and remarkable natural creations. One of these unique phenomena in which nature has shown its best is the Čertova skala (Devil's Rock) near...
Hronská Breznica
Educational Trail Boky
Hiking
Kremnica Mountains, the dominant of the central part of Slovakia, hides many hiking and educationl trails in its dense forests, but one of them is truly unique.
It is th...
Budča
Bralce Nature Reserve
Hiking
The Bralce Nature Reserve is located at the foot of the Panská Mountain in the Štiavnica Mountains. Its highest point is the Pansky Hill (Kečka), which attracts tourists ...
Hliník nad Hronom
Szabó's Rock
Hiking
If you are looking for the oldest nature reserve from the old days of Hungary Kingdom, you will find it in the village of Lehôtka pod Brehmi. Since 1907, it has been the ...
Lehôtka pod Brehmi
Sebechleby Monuments Reserve
Museums and history
The wine-growing settlement included in the List of Monuments of Folk Architecture in Slovakia lies in a beautiful and quiet location on the outskirts of the Štiavnické M...
Sebechleby
Hillfort of Krivín
Hiking
The Hillfort of Krivín is a natural site of volcanic origin. Specifically, it consists of forested rock cliffs rising above the Hron River near the villages of Psiare and...
Tlmače
Šibeničný Hill - 384 m asl
Hiking
Above the town of Žiar nad Hronom, there is a low, but very popular mountain, which is called Šibeničný Hill (Gallows Hill). It is a place where the locals walk if they w...
Žiar nad Hronom
Mäsiarsky bok Butcher's side
Hiking
Not far from the town of Krupina, there is the nature reserve of Mäsiarsky bok. In this locality, the roughness of the rock formations and the rocks falls weds with the s...
Krupina
Andrej Sládkovič Museum
Museums and history
The Andrej Sládkovič Municipal Museum opened its doors to the general public in November 1968. Since then, its premises have gradually expanded and the memorial room of A...
Krupina
Ruins of Breznica Castle
Castle ruins
On the wooded hill of Hrádok, which rises on the western edge of the Štiavnické Hills, a medieval castle of Bzenica once stood. The remains of a relatively large castle h...
Tekovská Breznica
